Synonyms for uselessness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : yoos-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyus lɪs

Top 10 synonyms for uselessness Other synonyms for the word uselessness

Définition of uselessness

Origin :
  • 1590s, from use (n.) + -less. Related: Uselessly; uselessness.
  • noun futility
  • noun ineffectuality
Example sentences :
  • Only last summer taught me the uselessness of an extra pair of trousers.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Hrunting is bewitched, laid under a spell of uselessness, along with all other swords.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
  • But he stopped, realizing the uselessness of such an explanation.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • The uselessness of philosophers is explained by the circumstance that mankind will not use them.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • And as he thought of the uselessness of it he laughed bitterly to himself.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Mr. Rogers himself could see the uselessness of the endeavor.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • Our hero spoke in so decided a tone that he understood the uselessness of the attempt.
  • Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • His vocabulary sighed as if admitting defeat and uselessness.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • Clarence felt the uselessness of further parley, and rode away.
  • Extract from : « Susy, A Story of the Plains » by Bret Harte
  • Roosevelt laughed at that, and said no more concerning the uselessness of his existence.
  • Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.

Antonyms for uselessness

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